The interesting thing about it is that referring to the tools or parts
by name has value because it allows unambiguous communication.
Therefore, it seems like the meaningful measure is not "correct" but
"commonly understood". That said, perhaps you can tell the garage
trained mechanic by his use of the common vernacular and the self
trained mechanic by the awkward use of the correct term. [1] It would
be a bit like spotting engineers at a cocktail party. When they start
saying things like orthogonal, its a dead giveaway.
-Vin
[1] I think this might sound condescending. It's not. I've been both
things. They're both OK.
> I don't know about that... Guys like myself that learned a car pouring
> through 1,500 page Factory Service Manuals and other "book learnin'"
> seem more likely to use "correct" terms.
>
> For example, a power-train component packaging a transmission and
> differential in one housing, as commonly used in front wheel drive cars
> is a "transaxle" -- and that's what I call it. I say "transaxle" to a
> lot of "pros", and they think I'm talking about an axle shaft or
> something else, since that thing I'm referring to is just a "transmission".
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